Softball Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Solanco Golden Mules
The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Solanco Golden Mules at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lampeter-Strasburg sitting on three straight wins and Solanco on five.
Lampeter-Strasburg can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They put the hurt on Ephrata with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Maura Savoca made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Savoca was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lampeter-Strasburg got a massive performance out of Mackenzie Mack, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alaina Brenneman, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Solanco put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-1 margin over Ephrata. While fans of Solanco might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Lampeter-Strasburg's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Solanco, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lampeter-Strasburg suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Solanco in their previous meeting on Monday. Can Lampeter-Strasburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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